Charly García meets and a ritual is part of religion
The vigils at the door of Coronel Díaz have already become a tradition as a way of singing a “symbolic happy birthday”, as an initiative that was born among self-convened fans. However, on that occasion that spontaneity managed to have a framework: the event was coordinated by the Instagram account The Man with the Cover (EHDLT).
With more than 74,000 followers, the profile honors the life and work of national music, of which Carlos Alberto García Moreno today is focus. The founder of the movement, and also a music communicator, Lucas Galeano explained to Scope: “We had the idea of giving it an order, a structure, so that many capable fanatical people who are not aware of this move can also celebrate it in life”.
Claudia is a mathematics teacher and a fan of García from a very early age. On occasions of great attendance, like this birthday, he forgets about the blackboards for a while to sell printed t-shirts and participate in the evenings with the idol.
The woman, who came to take photos and record, detailed what that moment was like: “It was exciting because it was a second, if we didn’t run down we wouldn’t see it. While I was filming it tears fell And I have seen it other times. But it’s not the same today on the eve of his birthday.”.
Excited, she remembered when was the first time she heard it: “The first cassette I heard was from The Bird Making Machine and he would be 15 years old. My dad was selling sheets at that time and a salesman of his told me ‘you have to listen to García’“he recalled.
The woman explained that this “was the first thing she could buy” on that occasion, and then burst into tears of emotion. For her part, also a member of EHDLT Nadia Artero commented: “The term ‘vigil’ made us laugh because We imagined how when they are going to elect a Pope. What we did was shape it, we set the day, time and place.”
Laughing, the girl related with surprise the level of attendance for the event, after its circulation on social networks: ““We didn’t know that there were so many people who didn’t know this was done.”she pointed out, surprised. Thus, the cultural producer also added that, as the days went by, the event resonated more and more “on digital portals, radio stations and newspapers.”
Another of the joys of the occasion was that it was decided to leave parked the taxi in Charly’s video with Sting, of his recent song In the City. The vehicle was on Coronel Díaz, as a “museum exhibition.” Thus, several fans were able to come and take photos.
A group of young Spaniards, who live in the city of Buenos Aires, also came to witness the birthday. With a range of between 21 to 25 years, Alex, Ana, Mario and Paula They experienced the Say No More agitation firsthand.
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When asked why they came to receive Charly, there were several reasons. “Me because I really like his music. I’ve been listening to him for a year, because I got into Argentine rock and he’s one of the most famous,” Alex commented.
For her part, Paula explained that they came to the country “on exchange” and, in that sense, they wanted to start listening to things from here. Their other friend, Ana, has been living a little longer than them and commented that she has been listening to it “for three years.”
As the hours passed, the corner overflowed and the bike path could no longer contain so many souls together. This did not go unnoticed by those present: several were surprised by the call and even mentioned that “this amount of people was not seen” at vigils in other years.
From EHDLT they predicted it a little: “We received a lot of messages with anecdotes from people who went on other dates. We didn’t expect it, the spread and impact was tremendous,” Artero added and considered that “the message reached those who it had to reach. ANDthe objective is achieved“.
García, the living myth
In dialogue with this medium, Galeano confessed from his place as a fan that Charly is “the soundtrack” of his life along with musicians like Luis Alberto Spinetta. For him, García “if he is not the most important in Argentina, he is among the top five.”
Recalling the times in which he marked the musical pulse – from the 70s to 2000 – Galeano reflected that García “Today he is a living myth luckily he’s still making music and we can enjoy it.”
Thus, the activities that honor his life and work, such as these vigils and self-convocations, are a way to celebrate all together “to wish him a happy birthday and give him this token of affection in our own way.”
For his part, for Artero “it is very valuable and incredibly beautiful that he continues to produce music and make us happy.” She considers two ways of looking at Garcia. One from a more personal side, which is part of her daily life as an Argentine and in which she describes him as “one of her pillars.”
“Together with Spinetta, they are two people who are always current, they are refuge and not all artists achieve it“, he added. The other way is as a social and identity icon: “He is someone who not only He knew how to understand the dynamics and climate of each era of our historybut also knew how to be a refuge for the society of Argentina.”
Thus, about the vigil, Artero reflects that “The least we can do is shape it and tell it in life what we feel.. I think things have to be said and done.”
Source: Ambito
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